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247Rating Explanation

247Sports has one of the industry’s largest and most recognized national recruiting staffs. Led by industry veterans J.C. Shurburtt, Gerry Hamilton and Jerry Meyer (basketball), 247Sports employs a staff of more than 50 reporters, analysts and evaluators that rank the nation’s elite high school football and basketball recruits from multiple class years.

247Sports Rating Explanation

Each recruit we evaluate is assigned a numerical rating as well as a star rating. Ratings are determined by our recruiting analysts after countless hours of personal observations, film evaluation, and input from our network of scouts.

Players are first grouped qualitatively with a star rating, then given a numerical rating based on their future potential, and finally ranked according to these numerical ratings.

110 - 101 = Franchise Player. One of the best players to come along in years, if not decades. Odds of having a player in this category every year is slim. This prospect has "can’t miss" talent.

100 - 98 = Five-star prospect. One of the top 30 players in the nation. This player has excellent pro-potential and should emerge as one of the best in the country before the end of his career.

97 - 90 = Four-star prospect. One of the top 300 players in the nation. This prospect will be an impact-player for his college team. He is an All-American candidate who displays pro-potential.

89 - 80 = Three-star prospect. One of the top 10% players in the nation. This player will develop into a reliable starter for his college team and is among the best players in his region of the country.

79 - below = Two-star prospect. This player makes up the bulk of Division I rosters. He may have little pro-potential, but is likely to become a role player for his respective school.

The list below ranks players by 247Sports Rating
Name Pos Ht Wt 247Sports Rating Team
5
4
Jalin Marshall Jalin Marshall
Middletown (Middletown, OH)
WR 6-0 190 4 95 Ohio State
27
18
Shelton Gibson Shelton Gibson
Cleveland Heights (Cleveland, OH)
WR 5-11 181 4 92 West Virginia
75
48
Rob Wheelwright Rob Wheelwright
Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH)
WR 6-2 175 3 87 Wisconsin
84
47
Jaron Dukes Jaron Dukes
Marion-Franklin (Columbus, OH)
WR 6-5 197 3 87 Michigan
90
178
Dan Monteroso
Dan Monteroso
St. Clairsville (Saint Clairsville, OH)
WR 6-3 180 3 87 Purdue
152
161
Anthony Young
Anthony Young
St. Edward (Lakewood, OH)
WR 6-1 175 3 84 Indiana
156
196
Drew Barksdale Drew Barksdale
Solon (Solon, OH)
WR 6-0 185 3 84 Boston College
157
107
De'Niro Laster De'Niro Laster
Cleveland Heights (Cleveland, OH)
WR 6-3 210 3 84 Minnesota
167
105
Kevin Gladney Kevin Gladney
Firestone (Akron, OH)
WR 6-2 175 3 83 Nebraska
171
111
Trey Kilgore Trey Kilgore
St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
WR 6-2 180 3 83 Michigan State
186
114
De'Niro Laster
De'Niro Laster
Shaker Heights (Cleveland, OH)
WR 6-3 210 3 82 13
279
160
Marcus McShepard Marcus McShepard
Cleveland Heights (Cleveland, OH)
WR 5-10 180 2 78 Northwestern
311
285
Austin Wolf
Austin Wolf
Lebanon (Lebanon, OH)
WR 6-4 195 2 76 Akron
315
339
Zach Yousey Zach Yousey
Harvest Preparatory School (Columbus, OH)
WR 6-2 190 2 76 Toledo
365
381
Buchi Okafor
Buchi Okafor
Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)
WR 6-1 180 2 72 Miami (OH)
374
372
Chris Overton Chris Overton
Glenville (Cleveland, OH)
WR 5-10 165 2 71 Kent State